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stricken
[strik-uhn]
adjective
hit or wounded by a weapon, missile, or the like.
beset or afflicted, as with disease, trouble, or sorrow.
stricken areas; a stricken family.
deeply affected, as with grief, fear, or other emotions.
characterized by or showing the effects of affliction, trouble, misfortune, a mental blow, etc..
stricken features.
stricken
/ ˈٰɪə /
adjective
laid low, as by disease or sickness
deeply affected, as by grief, love, etc
archaicwounded or injured
Other 51Թ Forms
- strickenly adverb
- unstricken adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stricken1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stricken1
Example Sentences
Bryan Kohberger agreed to the plea deal just weeks before his trial was to begin, after his attorneys tried but failed to have execution stricken as a possible punishment.
Residents of Esparto, stricken by the loss, have been dropping off food.
A spokesperson for the Search and Rescue team did not respond to requests for comment, but in a social media post they praised the stricken climber’s courage throughout the harrowing ordeal.
Fires can be seen raging on a number of stricken planes.
The coffin of her husband, Johnson Mabia, sat amid a crowd of stricken mourners in Limbe in Cameroon's South-West region - an area that had witnessed scenes like this many times before.
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